by Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports

by Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports

Tom Brady was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Wednesday for unnecessary roughness in the AFC Championship Game against the Ravens, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported. The Patriots quarterback raised his leg as he hit the deck in the second quarter, nearly taking out Ravens safety Ed Reed in the process.

The actual figure of the fine is relatively insignificant. What matters is that Brady was penalized whatsoever.

This move seems like it belongs in the "stars are just like us" segment of "US Weekly." Relax, defensive players (or maybe just Bernard Pollard) -- quarterbacks have to pay when they endanger others, too!